Standoff ends after SWAT team breaches Leawood Drive home

A more than six-hour standoff between a man and Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies ended after SWAT team members breached a Leawood Drive home late Thursday night.

From staff reports

A more than six-hour standoff between a man and Spartanburg County sheriff’s deputies ended after SWAT team members breached a Leawood Drive home late Thursday night.Lt. Tony Ivey said in a written statement that deputies responded to 120 Leawood Drive at about 5 p.m. after someone called 911 and reported an altercation between a brother and sister. When deputies arrived, they spoke with a woman who said her brother, 47-year-old Jimmy Larkin Dill, had been assaulting her for the past few days.When deputies tried to speak with Dill, he would not come out of his bedroom, and after officers went outside to talk with his sister, Dill is accused of coming to the front door and threatening deputies, according to the statement.Dill went back into the home, began closing windows and blinds, and later returned to the doorway armed with a handgun, which authorities say he pointed at deputies. Dill’s sister also told deputies that he had fired a shot before deputies arrived.Deputies set up a perimeter, and a negotiator talked with the man.At about 11:30 p.m., the SWAT team entered the home and took Dill into custody. He was taken to an area hospital to be examined for exposure to tear gas and possible mental health issues, Ivey said.About three shots were fired inside the home during the standoff, but none were directed at deputies, Ivey said.Dill was booked into the Spartanburg County jail at about 3 a.m. and charged with one count of third-degree assault and battery and two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm. Ivey said Dill has “been less than cooperative” while being booked into the jail.The sheriff’s office reports it has not had any previous criminal reports involving Dill, and Ivey said deputies do not have any idea why he “chose to take the course of action he took last night.”